Quote Originally Posted by Telo View Post
I have tried the newer DDR3s on my BlackOps and they never reached the values advertised. With that said, this board is [I have this one as well] very hard to find RAM for and the RAM I've bought for it never reached the actual values on it; the only RAM that ever got close to to the speed/timings was my 2x1GB CellShock 1866 and they are running at 1600Mhz 8-8-8-21.

I would hold my breath hoping newer DDR3s will work on this board, but if you do go after buying some and trying out, don't go over DDR3-2000 [I've done that twice and have had to RMA the sticks because my BlackOps wouldn't even boot].
Thanks!
I won't be buying any new RAM then, probably even harder on Q9450.
A completely new PC is the better choice.

The RAM I was thinking of is Corsair XMS3 DDR3 PC12800/1600MHz CL7 2x2GB (CMX4GX3M2A1600C7)
If someone has this RAM, Q9450 and ASUS P5Q3 config, please share info...